This week we will be discussing menopause and plant-based diets, their potential benefits, and how to incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet. What is a Plant-based diet? A plant-based diet (PBD) is following a diet that comes from plants and no animal products such as eggs, milk, meat, and honey. It is similar to … Continue reading Menopause and plant-based diets
This week we will be discussing the Mediterranean Diet and its potential benefits for menopause, including 5 top tips for making your diet more Mediterranean. What is the Mediterranean Diet? The Mediterranean Diet stems from the eating patterns in Crete, the rest of Greece and Southern Italy in the 1960s, where adult life expectancy was … Continue reading Mediterranean Diet for Menopause
This week we will be discussing exercise for menopause, including its benefits and how to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Recommendations for Exercise Most people are aware that exercise is good for us, but it is difficult to know how much and what type of exercise to do. The NHS recommends that adults should … Continue reading Exercise for Menopause
This week we will be discussing protein for menopause, why we need it, how much we need, and how to increase protein intake. What is Protein and How Much Do We Need? Protein is made up of one or more chains of amino acids, and these building blocks can be found in the body and … Continue reading Protein and Menopause
This week we will be discussing nutrition for skin health during menopause. A recent British Skin Foundation survey has revealed that 85% of women experience some skin changes during menopause, and 24% of survey respondents felt embarrassed to discuss it. The most common menopause-associated skin symptoms reported in the survey were excessive dryness, followed by … Continue reading Nutrition for skin health: Menopause Edition
